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  • August 2023
  • Sat 5
    August 5, 2023 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    The Underground Railroad was a network of people offering shelter and aid to enslaved men, women and children on their journeys to freedom. This small-group walking tour will visit eight […]

  • Wed 9
    August 9, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    The Underground Railroad was a network of people offering shelter and aid to enslaved men, women and children on their journeys to freedom. This small-group walking tour will visit eight […]

  • Fri 18
    August 18, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Stuffed Animal Sleepover (Children’s Event)

    Stuffed Animal Sleepover (Children’s Event)

    Have you ever wondered what happens at the museum when it's closed? We'll share its secrets with your stuffed friends at our Sleepover!

  • Tue 22
    August 22, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Outbreak! Coatesville, Typhoid, and the New Public Health (Virtual)

    In 1912, the city of Coatesville became the hot zone of the state's last community-wide typhoid epidemic.

  • Thu 31
    August 31, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tours

    The Underground Railroad was a network of people offering shelter and aid to enslaved men, women and children on their journeys to freedom. This small-group walking tour will visit eight […]

  • September 2023
  • Thu 14
    September 14, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

    Book Discussion – 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles Mann(hybrid)

    A groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492—from “a remarkably engaging writer” (The New York […]

  • Sat 16
    September 16, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    PAWS for Reading – a Children’s Event

    Read to a friendly animal and enjoy practicing your reading skills, then wander through our exhibits and play in our History Lab!

  • Tue 19
    September 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Charley: The Youngest Soldier to Die in the American Civil War (virtual)

    Author Brendan J. Lyons shares his research into Charley King's life and military service.

  • October 2023
  • Tue 10
    October 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Wicked Plants: The Weed that Killed Lincoln’s Mother & Botanical Atrocities

    Author Amy Stewart will discuss her New York Times bestselling book, Wicked Plants, about Mother Nature's most appalling creations!

  • Thu 12
    October 12, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Rogues, Rascals and Rapscallions: The Family Black Sheep (Virtual)

    Genealogist Judy G. Russell will share tips and tricks for uncovering the ne'er-do-wells in your family tree!

  • Sat 28
    Featured October 28, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm

    Dark Fairy Tales – 5th Annual Halloween Ball

    Chester County History Center 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA, United States

    Chester County History Center's Annual Halloween Ball. The most awaited event of the fall!

    $125.00
  • November 2023
  • Thu 9
    November 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

    Book Discussion – Lenape Country by Jean Soderlund (hybrid)

    All are welcome to join the discussion! Lenape Country is a sweeping narrative history of the multiethnic society of the Delaware Valley in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. After Swanendael, […]

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